Continuous Integration (CI) is a popular concept actively exploited by Agile software development teams. The idea, originally formulated by Martin Fowler in September 2000, is simple and at the same
Does Java EE 7 need another data caching specification? Red Hat thinks so, and today submitted a new request to the Java Community Process (JCP) to push their data caching
According to posts in online forums, Microsoft has provided some PC manufacturers with its first test build of Windows 8. If this launch follows previous patterns, that means the operating
In its latest Software Development Lifecycle (SDL) Progress Report, Microsoft says it has done its part to make operating systems and browsers more secure, but third-party developers have not taken
A new survey by Evans Data Corp. found that in North America, 49 percent of application development projects finished after their deadline. That’s not as bad as in Europe, the
As companies increasingly move towards cloud computing, platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offerings may help simplify the task of creating cloud-based custom applications. Bob Bickel, an advisor at CloudBees and chairman at eXo,
Two different market research firms–Ovum and IDC–have recently released reports which predict that Google’s Android will be the clear leader among mobile operating systems in the next four to five
The ISO steering committee for C++ has approved the final draft of the latest version of the language. That means C++ 2011 could be released later this year if ISO/IEC
This post from a security manager using a pseudonym recounts the story of an application developer asking for help on a project. “I only learned about this software development project
The Multicore Association says that it is working on developing a new set of APIs that will make it easier for developers to create applications for devices that use processors
Until recently, developers approached applications with a mindset that matched the kind of application they were working on: desktop, Web, and, more recently, smartphone or tablet. Now that the distinctions
A turnkey solution — That’s how Citrix describes its “OpenCloud” offering. Whether a business is looking to expand its current cloud program or has yet to integrate cloud-based services, the
Apple has announced that its 2011 Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) will kick off on June 6 in San Francisco. The company says it will “unveil the future of iOS and
Beginning next week, apps in the Android Market will be able to accept in-app payments, and developers can test the process now. “You can now upload your apps to the
If you want a programming job at a start-up, Expensify CEO David Barret says you should avoid the .NET platform if at all possible. In a controversial blog post, he
Every year, the Eclipse Foundation releases a “train” of updates for the Eclipse IDE and related tools. Unlike recent releases, which have focused on extending the platform to platforms like
The latest beta version of Google’s Chrome Web browser offers two significant new HTML5 tools for developers. The first is a speech-to-text API, which gives developers the opportunity to create
During a session titled “The Secret Sauce for Application Storefronts” at the CTIA 2011 Wireless conference, Appcelerator’s Scott Schwarzhoff, GetJar’s Patrick Mork and Verizon Wireless’s Todd Murphy discussed several issues
If you want to run a legacy application in a private cloud environment, it likely won’t take any major programming changes. If you want to migrate to a public cloud,
Google says that its Android 3.0 “Honeycomb” is suitable for tablets only, and the company won’t be releasing the source code because that would allow developers to put the software
As the number of apps in all of the major app stores has ballooned, developers have struggled to stand out in the crowd. Here are some of the new marketing
Xen.org has released its Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) 1.0 as part of the Xen Cloud Project. In the past, Xen has only released XCP as source code, but the new
Microsoft has begun slowly rolling out the “NoDo” update to Windows Phone 7 users. While the cut-and-paste feature included in the release has been getting a lot of attention, the
These days it can be difficult to tell the difference between Web, desktop and mobile apps. “The lines and distinctions between Web and desktop are definitely vague,” said David Intersimone
Amazon has officially opened its Appstore for Android, and the new store has quite a few features that set it apart from other app stores. For example, the Appstore offers
Jim Highsmith signed the original Agile Manifesto ten years ago last month. What does he think of agile today? “My first reflection is that ten years of Agile methods have
To read Environment variables in T-SQL, you can use the xp_cmdshell extended stored procedure in SQL Server. The following example shows how to read the %windir% environment variable, which gives
The Java SE 7 specification (aka JDK 7) has progressed to the Developer Preview milestone, well on its way to the scheduled final version release in the summer of 2011.
There is certainly no shortage of cloud services available to the average consumer, and the same goes for enterprises, but it seems as though many cloud offerings cater to one
Is the wall between development and operations beginning to break down? According to job search site Indeed, the term “devops” is turning up in more job postings. And Mike Maciag,